100:00:01,000 –> 00:00:08,520One of the wonderful things about using the Lord’s Prayer as a template for your200:00:08,520 –> 00:00:12,800prayers, is that when you frame your prayers in this way, you can always300:00:12,800 –> 00:00:17,719pray with confidence. You will always be able to know that you are praying in400:00:17,719 –> 00:00:23,400Gods will, because these are the things that your Lord Jesus Christ taught you500:00:23,400 –> 00:00:30,280to pray. Welcome to Open The Bible with Pastor Colin Smith. I’m David Pick.600:00:30,280 –> 00:00:34,360So pleased you could be with us today, and Colin, as we continue to hear about how700:00:34,360 –> 00:00:38,799Jesus taught us how to pray, it’s great to hear that there’s a form of prayer800:00:38,799 –> 00:00:42,919which will give us confidence in our prayer life. Yeah, that’s right and give900:00:42,919 –> 00:00:46,919us direction as well. This is really really practical. I mean I was talking on1000:00:46,919 –> 00:00:52,759the phone just yesterday with someone who is going through a terrible time of1100:00:53,000 –> 00:01:00,400ill health and extreme physical pain. Now, how am I to pray for this person? Well,1200:01:00,400 –> 00:01:06,160you know, take a little bit of paper and divide it into six boxes and put down1300:01:06,160 –> 00:01:10,360God’s name, God’s Kingdom, God’s will, God’s provision, God’s forgiveness, and1400:01:10,360 –> 00:01:14,680God’s deliverance, these are the six headings of the Lord’s Prayer. And begin1500:01:14,680 –> 00:01:18,919to think now, what does it mean for God’s name to be exalted in this brothers1600:01:19,040 –> 00:01:23,879situation? What is it going to mean for God’s Kingdom to be advanced, for him to1700:01:23,879 –> 00:01:28,180be delivered, how am I going to pray into these things? Jesus gives us the1800:01:28,180 –> 00:01:32,760dimensions of prayer, what are we to be asking God for? There are six things to1900:01:32,760 –> 00:01:36,760ask of God, that’s the title of our series, and the more you get these into2000:01:36,760 –> 00:01:41,220your mind and into your heart, the more they’re going to help you in regards to2100:01:41,220 –> 00:01:45,519the people you’re praying for, the issues that concern you, and you want to bring2200:01:46,320 –> 00:01:50,500what should you ask? You want to be able to ask with confidence and to be2300:01:50,500 –> 00:01:54,099confident that you’re in the will of God, and I think that’s where the Lord’s2400:01:54,099 –> 00:01:59,139Prayer helps us most, it gives us the categories of what we should ask of God.2500:01:59,139 –> 00:02:03,839So today we’re thinking about the first category, as we continue the message2600:02:03,839 –> 00:02:06,099called God’s Name. Here’s Colin.2700:02:13,320 –> 00:02:15,220…and you know one of the wonderful2800:02:15,339 –> 00:02:20,460things about using the Lord’s Prayer as a template for your prayers, these six2900:02:20,460 –> 00:02:25,119petitions as pegs as it were on which you can hang your own prayers. One of the3000:02:25,119 –> 00:02:29,179wonderful things about doing that is that when you frame your prayers in this3100:02:29,179 –> 00:02:34,360way, you can always pray with confidence. You will always be able to know that you3200:02:34,360 –> 00:02:39,039are praying in God’s will, because these are the things that your Lord Jesus3300:02:39,660 –> 00:02:52,100Christ taught you to pray. Each of these petitions has a wonderful double answer.3400:02:52,100 –> 00:03:00,320Each will be answered when the Lord returns and each has an answer that we3500:03:00,320 –> 00:03:06,919can experience in our lives here and now. In other words, for every petition of the3600:03:06,960 –> 00:03:16,139Lord’s Prayer, there is a now answer and there is a then answer. When Christ3700:03:16,139 –> 00:03:21,839returns in power and in glory, God’s name will be hallowed and honored and3800:03:21,839 –> 00:03:28,179glorified and exalted. The Bible says the earth will be filled with the glory of3900:03:28,179 –> 00:03:34,419God, as the waters cover the sea. You know when Jesus Christ returns in power and4000:03:34,460 –> 00:03:42,720in glory, this world is going to become the home of righteousness. Never again on4100:03:42,720 –> 00:03:48,339this planet will God’s name be blasphemed. His name will be honored,4200:03:48,339 –> 00:03:56,139loved, treasured, adored on earth as it is in heaven. All of God’s people will love4300:03:56,619 –> 00:04:03,500him, worship him, walk with him forever and forever.4400:04:03,500 –> 00:04:11,059Lord, hasten that day when this prayer will be answered.4500:04:11,059 –> 00:04:17,179But how can the prayer be answered here and now? There’s not only a then answer,4600:04:17,179 –> 00:04:23,519there’s also a now answer to this prayer and to all the other petitions in the4700:04:24,500 –> 00:04:31,720How can this prayer be answered here and now, in a world that still despises and4800:04:31,720 –> 00:04:40,600even blasphemes God’s name? What is God’s answer to a world that blasphemes his4900:04:40,600 –> 00:04:47,420name all the day long? Well God himself tells us in the prophecy of Isaiah that5000:04:47,420 –> 00:04:52,660we looked at earlier, continually, all the day God says5100:04:52,820 –> 00:04:59,420my name is despised. There’s the awful reality on earth, but here’s the answer.5200:04:59,420 –> 00:05:10,279Therefore, God says, My people shall know my name. You see, God’s answer to a world5300:05:10,279 –> 00:05:18,279that despises his name is a people who know his name.5400:05:18,279 –> 00:05:26,320Hallowed be your name. That’s not a prayer for some kind of a change in God,5500:05:26,320 –> 00:05:31,940it’s a prayer for a change in us. We’re not asking God to make Himself more5600:05:31,940 –> 00:05:38,420holy, how could that be? God is holy, holy, holy. He is infinite, and perfect, and5700:05:38,519 –> 00:05:44,140complete in His holiness. He cannot be more holy than He already is.5800:05:44,140 –> 00:05:50,720So when we pray, Father Hallowed be your name,5900:05:50,720 –> 00:05:57,720we are asking God to raise up here on Earth people who know Him, and who love Him,6000:05:58,440 –> 00:06:05,440and to treasure Him more than life itself. So that in a world that still despises and6100:06:05,959 –> 00:06:12,959blasphemes God’s holy name, His name may be honoured by these people.6200:06:13,079 –> 00:06:20,079That’s how it’s answered here and now. Now friends, that leads us on very quickly6300:06:20,220 –> 00:06:23,179then, to the challenge that this prayer brings to us,6400:06:23,179 –> 00:06:27,420and the challenge that we face when we pray it.6500:06:27,420 –> 00:06:33,299Praying the Lord’s Prayer will change your life.6600:06:33,339 –> 00:06:38,459And as we go through this prayer together, we’re going to see that the Lord’s Prayer6700:06:38,459 –> 00:06:45,739is not for the faint hearted. It searches us out, it plums the depths and6800:06:45,739 –> 00:06:52,100the motifs of our own hearts, even as these petitions get into us, and as we get on the6900:06:52,100 –> 00:07:00,820inside of them. Lord, I want your name to be hallowed.7000:07:00,880 –> 00:07:07,959And so, dear Lord, let my life bring honour to you.7100:07:07,959 –> 00:07:17,200Think about this. Who bears God’s name in this world?7200:07:17,200 –> 00:07:27,339The answer is, we do. Brothers and sisters, we are his people.7300:07:28,140 –> 00:07:36,079We are the sheep of his pasture. Peter says very clearly, to Christian believers,7400:07:36,079 –> 00:07:43,160you are a people for his own possession. You are his people.7500:07:43,160 –> 00:07:50,859And you are his people in order that you may proclaim the excellencies of him7600:07:50,859 –> 00:07:57,799who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.7700:07:57,799 –> 00:08:06,760You are the ones who will honour God’s name on earth as it is in Heaven.7800:08:06,760 –> 00:08:11,760Now we saw a few moments ago, that God’s answer to a world that despises his name is7900:08:11,760 –> 00:08:18,140a people who know his name, and here’s the challenge that that brings.8000:08:18,140 –> 00:08:27,779The apostle Paul quotes the words of Isaiah that God’s name is despised all day long.8100:08:27,779 –> 00:08:32,940He takes up that quotation from Isaiah in chapter 52 in Romans chapter two and verse8200:08:32,940 –> 00:08:33,94024.8300:08:33,940 –> 00:08:43,080For it is written, here’s the quote from Isaiah, the name of God is blasphemed among8400:08:43,080 –> 00:08:46,520the Gentiles.8500:08:46,520 –> 00:08:51,859The nations of the world, Paul says, blaspheme the name of God.8600:08:51,859 –> 00:08:57,539Now, you would expect him to say because he’s quoting from Isaiah in chapter 52, you would8700:08:57,539 –> 00:09:07,500expect him to say, but as Isaiah says, God’s answer to a world that blasphemes his name8800:09:07,500 –> 00:09:10,979is of people who know his name.8900:09:10,979 –> 00:09:14,700But that’s not what the apostle Paul says.9000:09:15,200 –> 00:09:19,440Instead, there’s a sting in the tail.9100:09:19,440 –> 00:09:21,460Romans chapter two in verse 24.9200:09:21,460 –> 00:09:22,760This is what it says.9300:09:22,760 –> 00:09:33,340For as it is written, the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.9400:09:33,340 –> 00:09:37,780Brothers and sisters, we all know what this is like.9500:09:37,780 –> 00:09:46,539We’ve seen the damage that comes to the name and the reputation of our Holy Father.9600:09:46,539 –> 00:09:54,840When the world sees someone who bears his name and then acts in a way that is obviously9700:09:54,840 –> 00:10:01,280inconsistent with the faith that he or she professes.9800:10:01,280 –> 00:10:03,559And you see what the Apostle Paul is saying here?9900:10:03,640 –> 00:10:07,960He’s saying to people who bear the name of the Lord in the world, you ought to be the10000:10:07,960 –> 00:10:13,780answer to the world’s blasphemy and actually you’re becoming the cause of it.10100:10:13,780 –> 00:10:21,500And if you live in a way that is inconsistent with the name that you bear, then you invite10200:10:21,500 –> 00:10:27,299the world to blaspheme God’s holy name all the more.10300:10:27,979 –> 00:10:33,140I told you this wasn’t a prayer for the faint-hearted.10400:10:33,140 –> 00:10:41,039Praying this prayer, Brother, Sister really will change you and it really will change me.10500:10:41,039 –> 00:10:47,440It will light a fire within you to live in a way that honors your Father in heaven.10600:10:47,440 –> 00:10:52,460Father, hallowed be your name.10700:10:52,460 –> 00:11:00,119Lord, I want your name to be honored.10800:11:00,119 –> 00:11:10,500Let me never act or speak in a way that dishonors your holy name.10900:11:10,500 –> 00:11:11,500That’s the challenge.11000:11:11,500 –> 00:11:16,359You are listening to Open the Bible, with Pastor Colin Smith and A Message Called God’s11100:11:46,679 –> 00:11:50,619Now, we’re in Matthew chapter 6, as I say, and here’s Colin again.11200:11:50,619 –> 00:11:55,840Did Jesus ever pray this prayer himself?11300:11:55,840 –> 00:11:58,659The answer is, yes, he did.11400:11:58,659 –> 00:12:07,159He prayed each of the petitions of the Lord’s Prayer either for himself or for others.11500:12:07,159 –> 00:12:12,659And John records in his Gospel how our Lord Jesus prayed this first petition of the Lord’s11600:12:12,659 –> 00:12:13,659Prayer.11700:12:13,960 –> 00:12:17,840Chapter 12 and verse 27, Jesus says,11800:12:17,840 –> 00:12:20,200Now is my soul troubled?11900:12:21,599 –> 00:12:24,320And what shall I say?12000:12:24,320 –> 00:12:32,320Father save me from this hour, but for this purpose I have come to this hour.12100:12:32,320 –> 00:12:37,260Father glorify your name.12200:12:37,260 –> 00:12:42,719You see, that prayer of Jesus, Father glorify your name,12300:12:43,520 –> 00:12:51,559that’s Jesus praying the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer.12400:12:51,559 –> 00:12:55,580And I want you to notice this, because it’s very significant that Jesus prayed the first12500:12:55,580 –> 00:13:01,200petition of the Lord’s Prayer, when his own soul was in trouble.12600:13:01,200 –> 00:13:08,739Our Lord faced the prospect of unspeakable suffering.12700:13:08,739 –> 00:13:10,840He would be scourged.12800:13:10,840 –> 00:13:12,719He would be mocked.12900:13:12,719 –> 00:13:15,059He would be crucified.13000:13:15,059 –> 00:13:18,780He would bear the curse of all our sin.13100:13:18,780 –> 00:13:25,140He would plum the depths of the darkness of hell itself.13200:13:25,140 –> 00:13:31,780And as he thinks about what lies ahead of him, his own soul is troubled.13300:13:31,780 –> 00:13:34,640What will he do?13400:13:34,640 –> 00:13:38,940Will he say, Father, save me from this hour?13500:13:38,940 –> 00:13:40,340No, he’s not going to do that.13600:13:40,340 –> 00:13:45,880It was for this very hour and for this very purpose that he came into the world.13700:13:45,880 –> 00:13:50,719So he says, Father, glorify your name.13800:13:50,719 –> 00:13:54,859He prays the First Petition of the Lord’s Prayer right there and then.13900:13:54,859 –> 00:14:00,119Honoring the father’s name was everything to Jesus.14000:14:00,119 –> 00:14:03,900Everything to Jesus, even here.14100:14:04,260 –> 00:14:08,900Now, friend, there may come a time in your life14200:14:08,900 –> 00:14:13,799when you find yourself facing great darkness14300:14:13,799 –> 00:14:20,000and even looking into the face of unspeakable evil.14400:14:20,000 –> 00:14:28,840And you wonder, how could God’s name possibly be honored here?14500:14:28,840 –> 00:14:31,340And here’s your answer.14600:14:31,340 –> 00:14:37,599God’s name will be honored when even here,14700:14:37,599 –> 00:14:42,280you Love Him and you Trust Him still.14800:14:42,280 –> 00:14:48,380Now, I want you to notice that when Jesus prayed this prayer,14900:14:48,380 –> 00:14:52,099He received an immediate answer.15000:14:52,099 –> 00:14:54,140The very next verse we read15100:14:54,140 –> 00:14:58,299Then a voice came from Heaven.15200:14:58,299 –> 00:15:01,219I have glorified it.15300:15:01,219 –> 00:15:03,900And I will glorify it again.15400:15:03,900 –> 00:15:10,159Now, notice again here that there is a now and then answer to this prayer.15500:15:10,159 –> 00:15:12,919When Jesus brings the first petition15600:15:12,919 –> 00:15:15,239Glorify your name,15700:15:15,239 –> 00:15:20,940there is an immediate and there’s an ultimate answer to this prayer.15800:15:20,940 –> 00:15:25,020I have and I will.15900:15:25,020 –> 00:15:27,539I have glorified it.16000:15:27,679 –> 00:15:29,219That is God’s name was glorified16100:15:29,219 –> 00:15:33,099by what Jesus did in submitting to the cross.16200:15:33,099 –> 00:15:37,099And God’s name is glorified here and now in this world16300:15:37,099 –> 00:15:41,219that still despises him by people who love him16400:15:41,219 –> 00:15:43,940and people who trust him,16500:15:43,940 –> 00:15:49,840even in the darkest place as Jesus did.16600:15:49,840 –> 00:15:52,780That’s how God’s name is honored now.16700:15:52,780 –> 00:15:53,859But then the Father says,16800:15:53,859 –> 00:15:56,580I will glorify it again.16900:15:56,580 –> 00:15:57,500So,17000:15:57,580 –> 00:15:59,539God’s name was glorified,17100:15:59,539 –> 00:16:03,580not only by what Jesus did in submitting to the cross,17200:16:03,580 –> 00:16:05,020but in what the Father did17300:16:05,020 –> 00:16:08,099by raising him from the dead.17400:16:08,099 –> 00:16:10,119And one day brothers and sisters,17500:16:10,119 –> 00:16:12,859our faith is going to be turned to sight.17600:16:12,859 –> 00:16:16,400We are going to see our risen Lord Jesus Christ17700:16:16,400 –> 00:16:18,979face to face.17800:16:18,979 –> 00:16:22,419And when he comes in power and in glory,17900:16:22,419 –> 00:16:24,260darkness will be dispelled18000:16:24,260 –> 00:16:25,960and a new day will dawn.18100:16:25,960 –> 00:16:29,159Our souls, they’re gonna be made perfect,18200:16:29,159 –> 00:16:31,760when we see him, we’ll be like him.18300:16:31,760 –> 00:16:35,599And our bodies will be transformed.18400:16:35,599 –> 00:16:38,080God will be with us.18500:16:38,080 –> 00:16:39,159We will be with him18600:16:39,159 –> 00:16:42,239and we are going to exalt his name18700:16:42,239 –> 00:16:44,919forever and forever.18800:16:46,619 –> 00:16:49,880Do you know, there’s a very good reason18900:16:50,880 –> 00:16:55,880why this is the first petition of the Lord’s prayer.19000:16:58,219 –> 00:17:02,760And surely among other reasons, there is this.19100:17:04,199 –> 00:17:06,239When all the other petitions19200:17:06,239 –> 00:17:08,439of the Lord’s prayer have been answered,19300:17:09,959 –> 00:17:11,660this will still be the first19400:17:11,660 –> 00:17:13,300and the greatest desire19500:17:13,300 –> 00:17:15,760of all our hearts to all eternity.19600:17:17,140 –> 00:17:19,000Think about it, in the presence19700:17:19,219 –> 00:17:21,660of Jesus no one will be saying19800:17:21,660 –> 00:17:23,380give us this day our daily bread19900:17:23,380 –> 00:17:24,959because all will be provided.20000:17:26,579 –> 00:17:29,319No one will be saying father forgive us our sins20100:17:29,319 –> 00:17:31,079because sin will be no more.20200:17:32,739 –> 00:17:35,219No one will be saying deliver us from evil20300:17:35,219 –> 00:17:37,859because evil will be banished20400:17:37,859 –> 00:17:42,060to the lake of fire forever and forever.20500:17:42,060 –> 00:17:44,300No one will be saying your kingdom come20600:17:44,300 –> 00:17:46,459because the kingdom in all its fullness20700:17:46,459 –> 00:17:48,339will be all around us.20800:17:49,239 –> 00:17:52,280And no one will be saying father your will be done20900:17:52,280 –> 00:17:55,660because our wills will be one with his will21000:17:55,660 –> 00:17:57,739forever and forever and in that21100:17:57,739 –> 00:18:01,560we will find perfect freedom and perfect joy.21200:18:03,719 –> 00:18:08,719But god himself will be honored forever and forever21300:18:10,280 –> 00:18:15,280and that will always be the first and greatest desire21400:18:16,020 –> 00:18:19,560of our redeemed and glorified hearts.21500:18:21,479 –> 00:18:25,060Will you join with me in praying this prayer.21600:18:26,560 –> 00:18:31,439Our father in heaven we bow before you in worship today21700:18:32,959 –> 00:18:35,640and we exalt you for who you are21800:18:35,640 –> 00:18:38,280and for all that you have done for us21900:18:38,280 –> 00:18:40,640in your son Jesus Christ.22000:18:41,640 –> 00:18:46,640You are love and in love you gave your son for us.22100:18:48,640 –> 00:18:53,380You are just and justly you made him our substitute22200:18:53,380 –> 00:18:56,040and allowed him to stand in our place.22300:18:57,219 –> 00:18:59,319You are sovereign and by your power22400:18:59,319 –> 00:19:01,420you have raised him from the dead.22500:19:02,439 –> 00:19:07,439You are gracious and by your spirit you drew us to Christ,22600:19:08,020 –> 00:19:12,260made us alive in Him and pardoned our many sins.22700:19:13,239 –> 00:19:14,880And God, you are faithful.22800:19:15,880 –> 00:19:19,199For all the times we have doubted you22900:19:19,199 –> 00:19:21,979and for all the times we have failed you,23000:19:23,040 –> 00:19:28,040you have kept us and Father you have never never let us go.23100:19:30,319 –> 00:19:32,380Father, we exalt your holy name.23200:19:33,439 –> 00:19:36,560Right now the angels surround you and cry out23300:19:36,579 –> 00:19:41,359holy, holy, holy, and we gladly join them in worship.23400:19:43,000 –> 00:19:45,939Father, we grieve that this world does not know you.23500:19:47,280 –> 00:19:51,280We grieve that millions can study the order23600:19:51,280 –> 00:19:53,439and the beauty of all that you have made23700:19:53,439 –> 00:19:55,780and yet give no thanks to you.23800:19:57,359 –> 00:19:59,680We grieve because instead of praising23900:19:59,680 –> 00:20:00,760the works of your hands,24000:20:00,760 –> 00:20:05,260many rage against you as if you were the author of all evil.24100:20:07,199 –> 00:20:09,380Father, the world doesn’t know you.24200:20:10,859 –> 00:20:12,719We grieve that your name24300:20:12,719 –> 00:20:15,540is blasphemed all day long24400:20:15,540 –> 00:20:20,180across every continent of this world that you have made.24500:20:22,479 –> 00:20:26,020How great is the hatred of the human heart against you,24600:20:27,439 –> 00:20:29,219and how great is the love24700:20:29,219 –> 00:20:32,079that you should love a world like this24800:20:33,380 –> 00:20:36,099and send your son knowing that we would scourge him24900:20:36,140 –> 00:20:40,040and spit on him and crucify him.25000:20:40,040 –> 00:20:42,439Oh Lord have mercy on us.25100:20:44,640 –> 00:20:47,439We are so thankful that in your grace,25200:20:47,439 –> 00:20:49,699you have made us your children25300:20:49,699 –> 00:20:52,119and that we can call you our Father.25400:20:53,859 –> 00:20:56,420We bear your name in the world25500:20:56,420 –> 00:21:01,420and we tremble to think that anyone would despise you25600:21:01,579 –> 00:21:03,719because of what they see in us.25700:21:04,479 –> 00:21:07,479Deliver us then from merely calling you, Lord,25800:21:07,479 –> 00:21:09,719and not doing what you command us.25900:21:11,119 –> 00:21:13,359Let us be done with living for ourselves26000:21:13,359 –> 00:21:16,040and help us to live in a way that honors you.26100:21:17,680 –> 00:21:20,319Father, we long for your name to be hallowed.26200:21:21,800 –> 00:21:25,199Please move and act in this world in such a way26300:21:25,199 –> 00:21:29,339that more and more people will treasure you,26400:21:29,339 –> 00:21:31,400above all else,26500:21:32,160 –> 00:21:34,599and make that true of us.26600:21:35,880 –> 00:21:36,719We pray.26700:21:37,900 –> 00:21:41,699We bless you for our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.26800:21:42,640 –> 00:21:45,420We often think of his great love for us,26900:21:45,420 –> 00:21:49,579but today we are reminded of how much he loves you.27000:21:50,939 –> 00:21:52,479And we want to be like him.27100:21:53,699 –> 00:21:55,699Not just in the service of worship,27200:21:55,699 –> 00:22:00,020but in every hour of every day of our lives.27300:22:02,160 –> 00:22:05,300So, Lord, hasten the day when our faith will be sight.27400:22:06,819 –> 00:22:08,359And until that day comes,27500:22:08,359 –> 00:22:12,160let us be done with exalting ourselves.27600:22:13,680 –> 00:22:15,880And let us live for your praise,27700:22:16,739 –> 00:22:17,660your honour,27800:22:18,719 –> 00:22:20,500your glory alone,27900:22:21,780 –> 00:22:24,099through Jesus Christ our Lord.28000:22:25,699 –> 00:22:26,540Amen.28100:22:27,560 –> 00:22:28,400Amen.28200:22:28,400 –> 00:22:29,680You’re listening to Open the Bible28300:22:29,680 –> 00:22:31,119with Pastor Colin Smith,28400:22:31,119 –> 00:22:33,619and a message called, God’s Name.28500:22:33,619 –> 00:22:35,420It’s the first in our new series,28600:22:35,420 –> 00:22:37,500Six Things to Ask of God,28700:22:37,500 –> 00:22:39,140and if you ever miss one of the series,28800:22:39,140 –> 00:22:40,680don’t forget, you can always catch up28900:22:40,680 –> 00:22:42,839or go back and listen again online29000:22:42,839 –> 00:22:47,839at our website, openthebible.org.uk.29100:22:48,040 –> 00:22:49,319On our website, you’ll also find29200:22:49,319 –> 00:22:50,680Open the Bible Daily,29300:22:50,680 –> 00:22:53,660which is a series of short, daily reflections29400:22:53,660 –> 00:22:55,500based on Pastor Colin’s teaching,29500:22:55,500 –> 00:22:58,540and written in the UK by Su McCleish.29600:22:58,540 –> 00:23:00,439Open the Bible is supported entirely29700:23:00,520 –> 00:23:01,680by our listeners,29800:23:01,680 –> 00:23:04,640it’s you that keep us online and on the air.29900:23:04,640 –> 00:23:06,880If that’s something you’re considering doing,30000:23:06,880 –> 00:23:08,619this month, if you’re able to begin30100:23:08,619 –> 00:23:11,040a new direct debit to the Work of Open the Bible30200:23:11,040 –> 00:23:14,140for £5 per month or more,30300:23:14,140 –> 00:23:17,020or a one off gift of £50 or more,30400:23:17,020 –> 00:23:18,359we’d love to say thank you30500:23:18,359 –> 00:23:19,900by sending you a copy of30600:23:19,900 –> 00:23:21,280Pastor Colin Smith’s book,30700:23:21,280 –> 00:23:23,000For All Who Grieve,30800:23:23,000 –> 00:23:25,420along with five lovely greetings cards30900:23:25,420 –> 00:23:28,060with a verse from Psalm 23.31000:23:28,060 –> 00:23:29,839Colin, what is in this book31100:23:29,880 –> 00:23:32,000that you hope that someone who is grieving31200:23:32,000 –> 00:23:33,739will be able to take from it?31300:23:34,599 –> 00:23:36,520Well, you know, I think when we experience31400:23:36,520 –> 00:23:37,880loss in life,31500:23:37,880 –> 00:23:40,180we often feel that God is at a distance,31600:23:40,180 –> 00:23:41,979you know, what does God know about this31700:23:41,979 –> 00:23:44,280and where is God in all of this?31800:23:44,280 –> 00:23:45,859And sometimes we feel that he is31900:23:45,859 –> 00:23:48,660very, very far away indeed.32000:23:48,660 –> 00:23:49,699But you know, the thing that’s been32100:23:49,699 –> 00:23:52,000most striking to me in32200:23:52,000 –> 00:23:54,160pondering the book of lamentations32300:23:54,160 –> 00:23:56,599and the journey through grief32400:23:56,900 –> 00:23:58,900that we all, at some time in our lives,32500:23:58,900 –> 00:24:00,459have to endure,32600:24:00,459 –> 00:24:01,939what’s been most striking to me32700:24:01,939 –> 00:24:05,140is that Jesus knows about the path of sorrows.32800:24:05,140 –> 00:24:06,839He’s described in the Bible32900:24:06,839 –> 00:24:08,339as the man of sorrows33000:24:08,339 –> 00:24:11,300who is acquainted with grief.33100:24:11,300 –> 00:24:14,040So no one wants to walk on the path33200:24:14,040 –> 00:24:16,479of sorrow and loss.33300:24:16,479 –> 00:24:18,479But you know, when you do,33400:24:18,479 –> 00:24:20,520you’re walking at a place33500:24:20,520 –> 00:24:23,859where Jesus Christ himself can be found.33600:24:23,859 –> 00:24:25,479He walks sorrow’s path.33700:24:25,479 –> 00:24:27,880He’s very familiar with it.33800:24:27,880 –> 00:24:29,839And Steve, my greatest motivation33900:24:29,839 –> 00:24:31,439in writing this book34000:24:31,439 –> 00:24:33,640is to try and help and encourage people34100:24:33,640 –> 00:24:35,979who are going through grief, sorrow, and loss34200:24:35,979 –> 00:24:38,560to find the company of Jesus Christ34300:24:38,560 –> 00:24:41,619as they walk this very difficult and painful path.34400:24:41,619 –> 00:24:43,880So Colin’s book, For All Who Grieve,34500:24:43,880 –> 00:24:45,219is our gift to you,34600:24:45,219 –> 00:24:47,459along with five lovely greetings cards34700:24:47,459 –> 00:24:49,900with a verse from Psalm 23,34800:24:49,900 –> 00:24:51,859when you setup a new direct debit34900:24:51,859 –> 00:24:53,300to the work of Open the Bible35000:24:53,939 –> 00:24:56,099for five pounds per month or more,35100:24:56,099 –> 00:24:58,560or a one-off gift of £50 or more.35200:24:59,180 –> 00:25:01,479Full terms and conditions on our website,35300:25:01,479 –> 00:25:04,040openthebible.org.uk,35400:25:04,040 –> 00:25:05,479and you can give online.35500:25:06,300 –> 00:25:08,939For Open The Bible, for Pastor Colin Smith,35600:25:08,939 –> 00:25:11,680and for myself, David Pick,35700:25:11,680 –> 00:25:14,000I hope 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